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Abeka World Geography Ch 6
Abeka World Geography Ch 6
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1
Most prominent landform in the East is a system of low mountain ranges
Cascade Mountains
Appalachian Mountains
Rocky Mountains
Yellowstone
2
Which is the largest minority group in America?
African Americans
Hispanics
Asians
Irish
3
Where is the first permanent English colony in America?
Jamestown
Yorktown
Charleston
Plymouth Rock
4
Which southwest Native American tribe were peaceable farmers who lived in adobe villages?
Plains
Pueblo
Cherokee
Navajo
5
What distinction above all others sets the United States apart from the rest of the world?
Socialism
Heritage of freedom under God
Democracy
Melting Pot
6
Where was the first permanent European settlement in North America?
Savannah
Miami
Pensacola
St. Augustine
7
What separates Alaska from Russia?
Bering Strait
Panama Strait
Strait of Gibralter
Jones Strait
8
Before the 20th century agriculture was the largest industry in the United States.
False
True
9
Grand Canyon National Park was the first area in the entire world set aside for the preservation of nature and wildlife.
True
False
10
The industrial revolution prompted the shift in America's population from rural areas to urban centers.
True
False
11
Most of the America's petroleum reserves are found in all but...
Pennsylvania
California
Texas
Alaska
12
Name the highest peak in the contiguous states.
Mount Washington
Mount Mitchell
Mount Whitney
Mount McKinley
13
Who did the United States purchase Alaska from?
Russia
Great Britain
France
Asia
14
The Western United states is dominated by this large, rugged range in the North America Cordillera.
Appalachian Mountains
Rocky Mountains
Catskills
White Mountains
15
What is the second largest American Indian tribe in the United States?
Pueblo
Plains
Nunavut
Navajo
16
What is the name of the vast expanse of prairie that stretches from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains?
Columbia Plateau
Great Basin
Great Plains
Piedmont Plateau
17
Hawaii consists of how many main islands?
8
12
5
4
18
Airplane travel is the main form of transportation in the United States.
False
True
19
What is North America's largest desert area?
Columbia Plateau
Great Plains
Great Basin
Colorado Plateau
20
From where did the Native Americans come?
Asia
Spain
France
Russia
21
Which lake is not a Great Lake?
Erie
Superior
Salt
Huron
22
What is the United States largest possession?
Guam
US Virgin Islands
American Samoa
Puerto Rico
23
Which part of the United States drains into the Mississippi River?
Northwest
Southwest
Midwest
Northeast
24
What is the 50th state of the United States?
Hawaii
Oklahoma
Alaska
California
25
This word means "at the foot of the mountain"
Samoa
Basin
Piedmont
McKinley
26
The fastest growing innovation in the field of communications is the development of the Internet.
True
False
27
More than half of the American people attend what church?
Synagogue
Mosque
Catholic
Protestant
28
The average American family lives in a home with electricity and fresh running water and owns at least one automobile.
True
False
29
What is America's largest city?
Los Angeles
Atlanta
New Orleans
New York
30
Which canyon is the deepest and is cut by the Snake River?
Grand Canyon
Hells Canyon
Glenwood Canyon
Providence Canyon